「朝焼け」 (Asayake)


(Verse starts @ 00:48)
I smile bravely again today
against the fear swallowing me whole
The sounds of children laughing outside
give me a cold comfort

(Verse starts @ 01:00)
I'm trying my best with what I'm given
I have to work much harder
Not for my own sake,
but for the lives that depend on me
I must protect all the ones who
were left behind, with only
dreams of a future that may not come true

(Verse starts @ 01:13)
How many more times do they have to pray?
How much longer must they cry for your help?
Why won't you answer?!
Why can't this stop?
Why are we stuck in the middle?

(Verse starts @ 01:19)
Oh, how much longer until the pain fades away?
When can we heal and move on from our horrific past?
I can only hope that the tattered flag of peace
will stand for us today
There are so many questions that have no answer
The only thing that is certain is the moon's rise
and the morning glow

(Verse starts @ 01:42)
The sounds of mourning
inundate me slowly
I hide my tears as the funeral
procession leaves me behind


(instrumental starts @ 01:55)


(Verse starts @ 02:05)
Everything is overwhelming
The grieving women
The crying children
The men with voices of anger and hate

(Verse starts @ 02:15)
“Peace was never an option”
“Why do they hate us so?”
“Why did this all have to happen?”
“I despise all of them!”
The cycle starts all over again
Hatred, blood, loss. . . murder
Our homes will be ravaged again
Why can't any of you see?!
This isn't the way to create a truce
Soon enough, our country will be no more
There will be nobody and nothing left behind
Except for our broken dreams
and our blood stained past


(Verse starts @ 02:41)
The sounds of the battle
can be heard faintly
from behind my window
And the images of carnage
keep me from sleeping
Cradling this lonely child in my arms. . .
She has no place to call home anymore
Just like many others in this room
who have lost everything

(Verse starts @ 02:55)
How many more times do I have to pray?
How much longer must we cry for your help?
Why won't you answer?!
Why can't this stop?!

(Verse starts @ 03:01)
Why are we stuck here in the middle?
How many more of us will be thrown away for your sake?
I can only hope that the tattered flag of peace
will stand for us today

(Verse starts @ 03:11)
Tonight, just like every other night, they ask me
“How much longer will it be until the sun rises again?”
There are so many questions that have no answer
The only thing that is certain is the moon's rise
and the morning glow


(Verse starts @ 03:23)
The lights flash hotter than the sun
and scorch everything in sight
Is this the end for us?
Was this all intended for my people who did no wrong?

(Verse starts @ 03:34)
With nothing but the clothes on my back,
I carry that little girl with me in my arms
Sleeping ever peacefully, she won't be hurt anymore
She will cry no more, she will smile no more

(Verse starts @ 03:46)
The morning came and went
The clouds began to move above
The rain fell on my bloody face
There's nothing left for me. . . . .
Why am I the only one left behind?